Airlink101 AWLL6075 manual

Golden N Wireless Mini USB Adapter Model # AWLL6075 User’s Manual Rev. 1.2[...]

1 Table of Contents 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 2 1.1 Package Contents ........................................................................................................... ..... 2 1.2 Features....................................[...]

2 1. Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Golden N Wireless Mini USB Adapter. The super compact mini design gives you more flexibility and its high bandwidth combined with extended wireless coverage delivers fast and reliable connection for all of your networking applications. The adaptor will yield a higher throughput is it is used[...]

3 2. Inst all the Wireless Adapter This section provides instructions on how to install the Golden N Wireless Mini USB Adapter. The driver is installed along with the utility. For Windows 7, only driver will be installed. For Macintosh users, you can find the softw are and installation instructions for MAC under the MAC folder on the provided CD. S[...]

4 Step 2.3 Insert the Installation CD into your CD drive. When the autorun screen pops up, select Install Utility and Driver from the menu. Windows 2000/XP Users : If the Autorun screen doesn’t appear automatically, go to Start , Run , and type D:UtilitySetup.exe (where D is the letter of your CD drive) and click OK . Windows Vista/7 Users : Wh[...]

5 Step 2.4 The Airlink101 WLAN Monitor screen will popup. Click Next at the screen. Step 2.5 Click Install to begin the installation.[...]

6 Step 2.6 Give Permission to Windows to install the driver software. Windows Vista/7 Users : Click the Install this driver softw are anyw ay button. Windows 2000/XP Users : Click Continue Anyway at the Windows Logo Screen.[...]

7 You will see the following screen when Windows is installing the driver for Airlink101 Wireless Adapter and the Air link101 Wireless Monitor. Step 2.7 Click Finish to complete the installation.[...]

8 Step 2.8 Select Yes, I will restar t my computer now . Click Finish to reboot the computer. The driver and utility have been instal led successfully . Please continue to the next chapter.[...]

9 3. Connect to the Wireless Network This section describes how to connect your wireless adapter to a wireless network. For Windows 7 Users: You will need to use the utility built in Windows 7 to manage this wireless USB adapter. Currently, Airlink101 Wireless Moni tor does not support on Windows 7. Step 3.1 Click on the wireless icon in the system[...]

10 For Windows Vista/XP/2000 Users: Step 3.1 Open the Airlink101 Wireless Monitor ut ility by double clicking on the icon in the system tray at the bottom ri ght-hand corner of your screen.[...]

11 Step 3.2 The Easy Setup Button (Wi-Fi Protected Se tup) is a new and easy way to configure the encryption for your wireless network client s. In order to use it, you need to have a router that suppor ts this feature. Note: If your router doesn’t support Ea sy Setup Button function (Wi-Fi Protected Setup), please go to Step 3.3 . 1. Push the Ea[...]

12 3. The router will now start to synchronize the encryption settings with the wireless adapter. The connection will be established in few seconds . Cont inue to Step 3. 5. If the connection is not able to es tablish, continue to Step 3.3. Step 3.3 Click the Available Network tab of the Wireless Moni tor, select the wireless network that you wish [...]

13 Please refer to the User’s Manual on the pr ovided CD for instructions on configuring the wireless network security settings. Step 3.5 The connection should be now establis hed. Under the utility Airlink101 Wireless Monitor, go to General tab to check the status of the connection. Verify that IP Address , Subnet Mask and Gateway have valid num[...]

14 Congratulations! You have now connected to the wireless netw ork successfully. Troubleshooting 1. If you cannot open the wireless monitor uti lity, make sure that the USB adapter is inserted firmly into the USB port. 2. If you cannot connect to the wireless router, you may want to double check the wireless security settings on the router. T he n[...]

15 4. Configure Wireless Monitor This section describes the various functions of the Airlink101 Wireless Monitor that you can configure, including the settings of wireless encryption. 4.1 General The General tab provides you with the status of the current connection, including signal, network name ( SSID) and IP Address. At the bottom you have opti[...]

16 4.2 Profile Settings The Profile tab lists the current profiles and a llows you to create new profiles. The Available Pr ofile( s) box lists all the prof iles that you’ve creat ed for your network. Profiles are automatically created and added to this lis t when you connect to new networks. You can also manually add the profiles. To modify an e[...]

17 Enter a Profile Name and SSID . Enter the encryption settings for the profile. Click OK to save the changes. The Configuring Encryption section (section 4. 7) will giv e you the information of how to set the different options of the wireless network encryption settings.[...]

18 4.3 Available Network The Available network tab lists all of the netwo rks that the adapter detec ts in your area. Clicking Refresh will refresh the list. To connect to a network, select a network from the list and click Add to Profile .[...]

19 4.4 Status The status section provides you with a list of information about the current status of the adapter.[...]

20 4.5 Statistics The Statistics section gives you informati on about transmit and receive packet count.[...]

21 4.6 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) The Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ ( WPS ) is a new and easy way to configure the encryption for your wireless network client s. In order to use it, you need to have a router that supports this feature, like the AR670W or AR675W Airlink101 Wireless N Router. You also need to c onfigure the wireless encrypti on on the ro[...]

22 Step 4.6.2a If you choose the Push Button method; click the Push Button Config (PBC) tab. Step 4.6.2b Push the Easy Setup Button (WPS butt on) on the router, and it will now start the handshake with wir eless adapter. The connection will be built up in couple minutes. Step 4.6.3a If you choose the Pin C ode method, write down the PIN and click Y[...]

23 Select the Access Point that you want to connect, and then click Select .[...]

24 Step 4.6.3b Log on to your router’s configurat i on page from the web browser and click on Wireless . Then click WPS . Step 4.6.3c Make sure that the Disable WPS is not checked. Enter the Pin Code in the Client Pin Number box and click Start PIN .[...]

25 After a few moments both the router configuration screen and the adapter configuration screen should show a me ssage telling you that a connection is established. Note: If you cannot connect successfully with WPS, you need to log in to your router’s configuration and click on Wireless . Then click Wireless security . Make sure that the Disable[...]

26 4.7 Configuring Wireless Security This section describes the di fferent types of encryption av ailable and how to configure them. In most cases, encryption will be automatically configured and all y ou need is to enter the Network key , as described in Section 3, Step3.2. If you are creating a custom profile, you need manually c onfigure the enc[...]

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28 4.7.1 Configuring WEP encryption Select WEP from the Data encryption box. Under Network Authentication , you will want to select Shared key or Open System , depending on the router settings. Select the encryption setting according to the setting of the router. • ASCII or PASSPHRASE will a lso be predetermined by the router. Refer to your route[...]

29 4.7.2 Configuring WPA/WPA2-PSK Encryption (for home users) Select WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK from the Network Authentication box. Under Data encryption select either AES or TKIP depending on the settings for your router. Enter the encryption key that t he router is using into the Network Key box. Click OK to save your settings.[...]

30 4.7.3 Configuring WPA/WPA2 Encr yption (for corporate networks) Select WPA 802.1x / WPA2 802.1x from the Network Authentication box. Under Data encryption select either TKI P or AES depending on the se ttings for the router.[...]

31 4.8 Ad-hoc and Peer-to-Peer Wireless Networks Ad-hoc networking is used when you w ant to connect two or more computers together but you don’ t have a router. In ad-hoc mode, you lose many features that come with a router. The maximum connection speed drops to 11Mbps. In addition, WEP encryption is the only security available in ad-hoc mode. T[...]

32 You can also choose between no security or WEP security. If you choose WEP security, you can follow the instructions in the Configuring Encryption section of the manual. Click OK to save the p rofile. Select your new profile fr om the Available Profile(s) box, and double click to enable it. You need to configure all other computers that you are [...]

33 make sure that you do this on every ad-hoc machine so that they will all be set to the same channel. 4.9 About The About window provides the information about the Wireless Monitor Utilit y version and the current driver version.[...]

34 Appendix A - S pecification Frequency Band • 2.4Ghz Standards • IEEE 802.11b / g / n Interface • USB 2.0 / 1.1 Data Rate* • Receiving: 300Mbps • Transmitting: 150Mbps Antenna Ty pe • Built-in 2 print antennas Security • WPA2/WPA-PSK (TKIP & AES) • WEP 64/128-bit • 802.1x LED • Link/Power System Requirements • Windows 7,[...]

35 T echnical Support E-mail: support@airlink101.com Toll Free: 1-888-746-3238 Web Site: www.airlink101.com *Theoretical maximum wireless signal rate d erived from I EEE standard 802.11 specifica tions . Actual data throughput will vary. Network conditions and enviro nme ntal factors, in cluding volume of net work traffic, building materials and co[...]